Automatic merit · By state
Automatic Merit Scholarships in Virginia
13 colleges in Virginia automatically consider every admitted student for merit aid, with no separate scholarship application — 3 public and 10 private. Every award below is drawn verbatim from that school's own verified merit-aid page.
Verified Jul 20263 days ago· MP
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13 Virginia colleges award merit automatically, with no separate application.
Each school below publishes an automatic merit rule — an award the school hands out based on your admitted GPA and test score, or on your academic record at admission, with no separate scholarship form. Amounts are the school’s own verbatim figures, and each school links to its full published ladder, renewal rules, and stacking policy. Schools without a published automatic tier aren’t listed.
Every Virginia school with automatic merit
| School | Type | Automatic tiers | Sample automatic awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| JMU | Public | 1 | Madison Award for Academic Excellence: Equivalent to 75% of in-state tuition and comprehensive fees (based on the year entering JMU) |
| UMW | Public | 2 | In-State Merit Scholarships (Residential vs Commuter): $500-$8,000 per yearOut-of-State Merit Scholarships: $1,000-$9,000 per year |
| VCU | Public | 2 | Out-of-State Scholarship — 3.3+ GPA Tier: At least $12,000 per yearOut-of-State Scholarship — 3.0-3.29 GPA Tier: At least $10,000 per year |
| Eastern Mennonite | Private (religious) | 2 | Academic Scholarships (first-year merit grid: President's / Academic Achievement / University / Community / Royal): $21,000-$27,000Academic Scholarship (transfer students): $18,000-$23,000 |
| Liberty | Private (religious) | 2 | See full ladder |
| Marymount | Private (religious) | 1 | Merit-Based Transfer Scholarships (Academic Distinction / Academic Excellence / Saints / Opportunity): $10,000-$16,000 |
| Regent | Private (religious) | 2 | Freshman Base Merit Awards: $1,000-$5,000Freshman Booster Merit Awards: $1,000-$5,000 |
| Roanoke | Private (religious) | 3 | Roanoke College Merit Awards (Trustee, Presidential, Dean's, Faculty and Maroon) — freshman GPA grid: $10,000-$21,000Additional $1,000 merit award (GPA + test score): $1,000Transfer merit awards (institutional merit funds for transfer students): $8,000-$17,000 |
| Averett University | Private | 2 | Transfer Presidential Scholarship: $7,500Transfer Provost Scholarship: $5,500 |
| Hampden-Sydney | Private | 1 | Academic Scholarships (named ladder): $15,000-$45,000 |
| Hampton | Private | 1 | Hampton University Merit Scholarship: $10,000-$25,000 per academic year |
| Lynchburg | Private | 5 | Hopwood Scholarship: $25,000Founder's Scholarship: $23,000Trustee Scholarship: $21,000+2 more on the school page |
| Randolph College | Private | 3 | The WildCat Commitment (first-year students): At least $14,000 (plus up to $5,000 more based on GPA)The WildCat Commitment to International Students: At least $14,000 (plus up to $5,000 more based on GPA)+1 more on the school page |